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Marine life provides income and food for people throughout the world, making it important to understand how climate change might alter the balance of the oceans. In a new PLOS Biology study, Ivan Nagelkerken and colleagues constructed an aquarium system…

A new PLOS ONE study demonstrates the benefits of preventing fishing in even lightly fished areas of the Australian Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest network of marine reserves in the world, and includes…

The splitfin flashlight fish, Anomalops katoptron, is one of many ocean-dwelling animals that produce their own bioluminescent light using symbiotic bacteria. The fish has light organs located under its eyes such that the light can be turned on and off…

New scale predicts risk of dying from Ebola Ebola virus disease is notorious as one of the world’s deadliest infections, but in fact asymptomatic Ebola may be as common as fatal disease. A new scale can now help predict which…

As the year draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on some of our most popular PLOS Research News articles since the site’s inception in July of this year. Here are our 10 most read research stories featuring PLOS content that published…

The deep sea’s twilight zone – between 200 and 1,000 meters, where sunlight barely reaches – is home to two new species of bioluminescent fish that use their bellies to control light emissions, according to new research published today in…

An endangered fish in Southern California may be even more at-risk than was thought. Called the tidewater goby, this small fish lives in lagoons along the California coast and is threatened by coastal development, habitat loss and drought. Now, new…